Ambulance staff staged a hunger strike in Ufa

[DARPA]

In Ufa, a hunger strike six ambulance workers, they may be joined six other colleagues. Nurses, doctors and paramedics resuscitation team were "against low wages and inaction of officials." All participants of the protest action continues to operate.

In an open statement of the hunger strikers said that about 200 employees outreach retired from the start in 2014 due to low wages and poor working conditions. The rest are forced to take on extra work and at half rate. In this case, the salary was no more. In contrast, funding for the station declined by 12 percent, so the intensity of canceled payments and bonuses for night shifts halved.

Hunger strikers report that more than half of teams are not completed properly. Instead of two doctors on visits sent one, and if somewhere will need to conduct resuscitation, it is technically not be able to provide all necessary assistance.

Once employees staged a street protest and threatened to "Italian strike" *, officials allocated from the budget of 14 million rubles to pay for night shifts and sewing clothes. However, other issues remain unresolved. Then the doctors decided on a hunger strike.

Protesters promise to continue to go on calls. However, the head of Ufa ambulance Marat ZIGANSHIN expressed fears that this will lead to poor patient care. "If our drivers undergo medical check-up in the morning: they measure the pressure and check for the presence of alcohol in the blood, the doctors did not undergo this procedure. And as a paramedic, fasted 24 hours, come to work and will provide patients with care - it is not clear and not normal "- was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.

Chief emergency physician recognizes that the deficit ambulance is large enough and is about 40 percent.
* "Italian strike"
Do no more than what is written in the instructions. "We will work strictly according to regulations. To 13 minutes per child - no more, no processing "